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J.R. Stables
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crab angle Apr 28, 2018 2:50:31 GMT -7

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Post by J.R. Stables on Apr 28, 2018 2:50:31 GMT -7

The car is looking a little bit better in Nebraska than its been. Slowing down the races I was in yesterday I think I have a crab angle in the car. Is the fix as simple as moving the dfw in.
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Does the back end move over because I have too much of a bend on the dfw. To much steer?

I already sent a car to Utah for May; It will be a couple months before I can work on this.

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crab angle Apr 28, 2018 5:54:28 GMT -7 Cherokee Chuck likes this

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Post by HurriCrane Racing on Apr 28, 2018 5:54:28 GMT -7

It's hard to tell just from the picture for sure. Best way to check is to slowly roll your car on the flat area of the track and see if the rear wheels are evenly spaced away from the rails. Did you narrow the front of the body? Between the bent dfw axle and narrowed front end, the goal is to get both rear wheels as far away from the rails as possible.

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crab angle Apr 28, 2018 7:31:46 GMT -7

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Post by J.R. Stables on Apr 28, 2018 7:31:46 GMT -7

My eyes might be playing tricks on me. I swore when I was watching the Ohio race live it had some crab, but looking back it might be the camera angle. When I get back home in a few months I think I'm going to challenge the guys at church for a race as an excuse to test and tune on a full track.

I took 1/16 off the dfw.

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HurriCrane Racing 10x World, 26x National, & 39x NPWDRL Champion Getting to the top is Easy. Staying on top is a grind! Enjoy the ride. Posts: 811	crab angle Apr 28, 2018 19:06:06 GMT -7 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HurriCrane Racing on Apr 28, 2018 19:06:06 GMT -7 Your spacing looks pretty good in this last photo. Nice looking build

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